to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
meaning; significance; sense
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
until now; so far; up to the present
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
that's true; of course; obviously
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start